A life truly lived constantly burns away veils of illusion, burns away what is no longer relevant, gradually reveals our essence, until, at last, we are strong enough to stand in our naked truth.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that living authentically involves shedding distractions and uncovering our true selves.
Marion Woodman's quote emphasizes the transformative journey of life where one must let go of illusions and irrelevant aspects to uncover their genuine self. It speaks to the idea that through experiences and self-discovery, individuals become stronger and more capable of facing the truth of who they are, ultimately leading to a deeper understanding of their essence.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal growth, one might use this quote to illustrate the importance of authenticity.
If you are living for an ideal and driving yourself as hard as you can to be perfect - at your job or as a mother or as a perfect wife - you lose the natural, slow rythmn of life. There's a rushing, trying to attain the ideal; the slower pace of the beat of the earth, the state where you simply are, is forgotten
This is your body, your greatest gift, pregnant with wisdom you do not hear, grief you thought was forgotten, and joy you have never known.
The more you work with your dreams and your unconscious, and honor it, the more you understand it and it understands you. When you develop a relationship with your psyche this way, you begin to carry that energy into life and your relationships.
On a level plain, simple mounds look like hills; and the insipid flatness of our present bourgeoisie is to be measured by the altitude of its great intellects.
An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
Since my house burned down I now own a better view of the rising moon.
The most important thing to me is, how, in the process of learning how to use my body, can I come to understand myself ?
I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is sorta in the eye of the beholder.
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